JAMESTOWN (AP) - About 65 people plunged into the icy waters of the Jamestown Reservoir to raise money for the Special Olympics.

Kevin Arthaud, organizer of the Polar Plunge on Saturday, said the event raised about $14,000.

"One guy came from Parshall and brought a check for $1,200 and plunged," Arthaud said.

"People came and went through the day," he said. "I'd guess we had 200 to 300 spectators through it all."

Plungers stepped quickly from heated fish houses and dived into the waist-deep water after a brief countdown by the spectators.

After the dive, the plungers scrambled out of the water, got wrapped in blankets, and were hurried to heated tents on shore.

Some also took the plunge in costumes.

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and Leann Bertsch, the state corrections director, were among the judges.

"Everyone is having fun," Stenehjem said. "Even those foolish enough to jump into the water."

Five people who work at the James River Correctional Center won the costume competition for their "hillbilly wedding," which represented a minister, a groom and three brides. They all took the plunge together.

Rescue divers and ambulance crews were there, but not needed.

"We had no mishaps," Arthaud said. "Everything went very well."

Arthaud said plans are already under way for a bigger Polar Plunge in 2008.

"We are already going to meet to plan next year," he said. "We are looking for a date when college sports teams are not out of town."